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PS Audio Power Pant vs Shunyata Hydra conditioner
Lexus already knows there prices are too high. Its our job to beat up a car salesman and make him sweat. Then we can go buy some speaker cables for 28,000. 
Favourite Guitar CDs
Steve Stevens "Flamenco A Go Go" Unbelievable recording and smokin' awesome 
B&W Nautilus 801s vs. Wilson Audio Sophia?
Wilson Sophia's hands down on rock and classical. 
Attention Piega P10 Owners/Listeners
I think your room size should be all right for the P-10's. They are an excellent sounding speaker but couldn't fill my 26X32 room. The looks are plain jane and fit into any decor without overwhelming it and have a nice tight footprint. I have had ... 
Full-function/Phono-only vs. Line + Phono Stage?
Manley Steelhead has one of the most flexible phono stages for different cartridge users and all so has a killer linestage. Excellent company to deal with 
Shipping Speakers, watch out
About 60% of my equipment has had something wrong with due to shipping. Knobs broken, tubes cracked,speakers extremely dented. I had a pair Piega C-10ltd's delivered to my door. The driver pulled the speakers out of the van and let the one box dro... 
Piego P-10 or big Thiels?
If you have a medium sized room you can't go wrong with p-10's. They are fun to listen to and CZAPP is right in that at used prices it the best bargain. Very easy to drive 
Fluids for VPI cleaner -- any horror stories?
I am using a nitty gritty and tried using homemade solutions that we thought were the same breakdowm as the over the counter ones. The solutions ended up breaking down the felt and the glue. I am back to the Nitty gritty solutions. The Vpi is the ... 
Aloia Amp Question
Insane low used price for an amp of this Quality and construction. It was one of the best solid states I have heard 
Own Piega p10 thinking Vandersteen 5 or 5A
You can't go wrong with the p-10's especially at the insanely low used prices. I think its the best buy in the market. The vandersteen in my opinion are more laid back and lack the life or PRAT as with many other speakers. Good matching of compone... 
Aloia Amp Question
I pit the power supply on top and had no problems. It does trow off some heat so be careful where you put it. 
HMS. cables
I have noticed a surge in the buying of all the used HMS cables on Audiogon. Is there a new distributer in the U.S.? I have noticed the prices have risen on the retail recently. 
equipment interface to rack tweaks
For me the polycrystal rack was a stunning upgrade over the Roomtunes justarack. A more focused presentation. As far as how much energy is stored or not it is not relevant to my ears. It simply sounds better. I am using all Manley and audio aero c... 
PS Audio P 500 Power Plant
The power plants were one of the most overhyped accesories. I fell for it and bought one and sold it in 1 month. Degraded the dynamics of my system. Ther are numerous conditioners that do a much better job 
Has anyone heard Piega speakers?
I do like the piega sound but only have listened to the p-10's and now I own the c-10ltd. I have no experience with the smaller speakers. The midrange is very revealing so those listeners who prefer a laid back presentation may not choose them. Ac...